The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-03
SENATE.
SENATE.
The following committee reports were re-

| ceived.
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably on the following bills:
Amendments to chapter SO. General Statutes
of 1873.
Legalizing filing Of affidavits in certain cases
To facilitate bonds required to be given by
Admitting persons to practice pharmacy.
Providing for an additional judge for the
Fourth judicial district. .,
| tute for Whiteman's loans upon grain In transit
| bill tonly verbal changes) banks ana banKlhg'.
The committee on towns and counties
recommended passage of house bills.
Townships in Scott county to support their
| own poor.
Townships In Wadena to support their own
| poor
The committee on immigration reported In
favor of the passage of the senate bill.
To repeal the law relating to the commissioner
| of immigration
Internal improvements committee recon-
mended the passage of
Goodrich's Joint memorial to ratify Red lake
Indian treaty passed under suspension OF the
| rules.
Education committee recommended the
passage of the bills:
Providing for teachers certificates.
Minimum age for pupils, six years.
Relating to change of school house sites.
BILLS PASSED.
The bills disposed of on the third reading
were:
MI Durant's relating to legal holidays
| passed.
Mr.. Durant's relating to the wearing of G.
A. R. badges passed
Mr. Goodrich relating to the personal
| identity Of women passed
Mr.. Crandalls relating to state public schools
| passed.
Mr.. Johnson's relating to sale Of land by
| guardians, passed.
| Mr.. HalvorsOnS relating to appeals from
county commissioners passed.
Mr.. Goodrich's relating to the legalizing Of
acts of certain off GERS passed.
Mr.. DuGne's relating to incorporation or
Lewiston. Winona county, passed.
Mr.. Emervs relating to incorporation OF
Lake City passed
! passed.
Mr. Buckman's bill to reimburse Benton
county was lost on q vote of 10 to 8. The
bill relating to hygiene, ETC., in schools was
laid over until to-day.
HOUSE.
The special committees of the house are:
House Re-apportionment Committee-Messrs.
Rogers, Petit. Baker, Barker, Gregory. Jones.
J. n. johnson, Hoppin, Knox, Sherwood, Potter,
! Greeman, Low, Green and Beatty. 10
Soldiers Hore-Messrs. Shuler, Prosser, Fur
long. Flynn, Donnelly, Costello and Wilson.
Logs and Lumber-Comstock. Lum, Gregory,
! Knox and Cullen.
Joint Committee on Agricultural College
Messrs. Williams, Green. Fathers and Plow-
! man.
Committee on State Public Schools-Messrs.
Buffu1n, Morrison, Reyes Flynn and johnson.
Speci al Committee on Cost of Construction of
RaiIroads--Messrs. Furlong. Buffum. Champlin.
| Gregory. Madison. Sevatson and McArdle
Labor Commttee-Messrs. MattsOn, Lucas,
Lee, Powers and Freeman.
Mississippi River Committee-Messrs. Clou-
tier, Freeman and Cullen
Mr.. Johnson's two bills in regard to the
state agricultural society, and which were
presented to the house yesterday, change
the present law so as to abolish honorary life
membership in the $40 degree, but admit
| them for eminent services in agricultural
works. The bills also give the board OF
management power to elect the secretary
amt treasurer and police authority They
also appropriate 300, 600 for the balance
due on permanent improvements. The
total cost OF the permanent improvements
| made by the society is S16S, 622.3S. Or
this the state pad S97, 69725; the associa-
ton has paid soc. OOi from the profits of the
fairs Of 1888 and 1886, !eaving balance
due of Se44 921 13, which the society now
asks be paid by the state.
BILLS PASSED.
An act prescribing the time for the holding of
general terms of court in the Ninth judicial dis
trict.
An act authorizing the city of st. Paul to issue
| oonds TO increase the sewerage fund and for
! other purposes.
An act to authorize the city of st. Paul to is
| sue bonds for extending, ETC., the water works.
| An act to authorize the city of ST. Paul to
| Issue board of education bonds.
An act to appropriate money for the expenses
| OF the Mississippi river commission
An act to authorize the city Of St. Paul to
issue bonds for retiring old waterworks bonds
An act authorizing each town in Meeker
county to support its own poor.
Al act authorizing the village council Of
| Madison to use village funds for the moving and
| repairing CT the court house and Jail.
Al act to extend the corporate limits of the
| city Of Ncrthtield.
Al ac5 to amend section IL, chapter &C.
General Laws. 1881, amending an act incorpor-
atinc the village of Fosson.
TIE report that the comfy committee
of Polk county be authorized to issue bonds
| to GuIid bridges was accepted and the bill
| passed
The report of the committee of railroads
recommending the passage of the T,onnelly
bill am ndng article 10 Of the constitution,
and g"!a;ing to the regulation of railroads,
WIS accepted
The Senate devoted most OF the sessi on
to Goodrich high license bill. Several Of
the members thought 81 900 too high and
it was Ia id over for few days.
In committee of the whole the following
bills were recommended for passage:
Abolishfn= the Office Of oil inspector.
! Providing for school libraries and appropriate
ing $4,000 annually for their maintenance.
The bill in relation to the age of consent
was made the special order for Tuesday next
HOUSE.
The high license bill OF Mr.. Pr osser was
debated at length and finally lai d over UNI
til next week.
Senate bills read and passed:
An act to ask congress to pay claim of Capt.
Arson Northrup.
An act skiing the legal status Of women.
An act to authorize town of Wabasha to issue
| bonds.
An act regulating the catching of fish in Albert
Lea, etc.
An act granting postal rights to the insane.
An act relating to school districts in w sscca
county
The bill reported by the committee on in
sane hospital, appropriating SOL 40 for
the establishment of the third hospital for
the insane, makes the following division Of
the appropriation:
44O; for the building of two wards, $50 900!
for boiler house and engines and stables. $780,
OF the entire sum S51, 44O is to be made
1885, and $25 900 before July /, 1889. the
bill was placed in the hands Of the finance
committee
recommended the passage OF bills appro-
priating money for n school for dependent
children and for higher education.
| The finance committee recommended the
| passage OF the bills fixing the salary OF the
superintendent OF public instruction. and
the appropriation OF money for a third
nOSplCal 1Or the insane.
The committee on railroads recommend
ed the passage OF the bill relating to the
control OF the Sioux City road by the Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis Il Omaha.
The agricultural committee recommended
the passage OF bills relating to the main
tenance OF farmers Institutes and prohib-
iting the destruction OF aquatic game in
certain seasons.
The committee on deaf, dumb and blind
recommended the use of the Mcdonald fire
escape on public buildings, providing the
demand OF the owners was not unreason-
able Money for an imbecle institute was
likewise recommended.
The senate passed q bill abolishing the oil
inspectorship.
HousE-Mr. Keys introduced a substitute
for the Prosser high license bill 1t is ex-
actly similar to that bill, except that it
strikes out the clause giving city councils,
etc, the power to make the license more
than $500 CIR 81 900.
Without any debate. and only few
fs.,o